Taxes

“Certainty?” asked Benjamin Franklin as he summed it up 250 years ago. “In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.”

This section has some reflections on our tax system and tips on how we can make the best of one of life's certainties.

Columns:

Tax Time Offers Folks a Chance to Reflect   Brandon Sun, May 8, 2010

Harmonized Sales Tax Deserves a Closer Look in Manitoba   Brandon Sun, January 16, 2010

Political Contributions:  Top Ten Tax Tips   August 19, 2008

Charitable Donations:  Top Ten Tax Tips    January 17, 2010 (Updated)

Our Citizenship, Paid For By Our Taxes   Brandon Sun, August 26, 2007

Get a Break on Your Taxes Through Charitable Donations   Brandon Sun, December 31, 2006

Does Our Tax System Address Productivity, Sustainability, and the Future?   Brandon Sun, November 5, 2006

Changing Taxes Reflect Our Changing Lives: Complexity and Diversity   Brandon Sun, November 5, 2006

Christmas, Politics, and the GST   Brandon Sun, December 15, 2005